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8 photos that will tell you the gruesome story of World War I

8 photos that will tell you the gruesome story of World War

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Team Asianet Newsable
| 02:47 PM November 16, 2017 |

In this digital composite image, a comparison has been made of Brighton during World War I (Archive, Hulton Archive) and Modern Day 2014 by Photographer Peter Macdiarmid. WWI ARCHIVE BRIGHTON - circa 1915: Injured Indian soldiers of the British Army at the Brighton Pavilion, converted into a military hospital around 1915 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Getty Images) MODERN DAY LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 14: In the Music Room at the Royal Pavilion on July 14, 2014, in Brighton, England. Throughout 2014 the First World War's Centenary will be remembered. (Photo by Getty Images)

In this composite image a comparison has been made of Vareddes town hall. Commemorations of The First World War Centenary begin in 2014 and will last until 2018. A man stands near Vareddes town hall on March 12, 2014 in Vareddes, France. A number of events will be held this year to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War One. German troops sitting on the steps of the Vareddes Town Hall, France, 1914. German soldiers taking a rest during the First Battle of the Marne. German troops sitting on the steps of the Vareddes Town Hall, France, 1914. German soldiers taking a rest during the First Battle of the Marne.

In this composite image, a comparison has been made of The Somme canal. Commemorations of The First World War Centenary begin in 2014 and will last until 2018. Trees surround the Somme canal on March 12, 2014, in Frise, France. Some events will be held this year to commemorate the anniversary of the start of World War One. The British Army On The Western Front, March 1917, Members of a Royal Garrison Artillery working party carrying duck-boards across the frozen Somme canal at Frise, March 1917.

In this digital composite image, a comparison has been made of London during World War I (Archive, Interim Archives) and Modern Day 2014 by Photographer Peter Macdiarmid. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 11: Sloane Street, the centre of London wealth near Knightsbridge on July 11, 2014, in London, England. Throughout 2014 the First World War's Centenary will be remembered.

In this composite image, a comparison has been made of Les Halles in the Grote Markt. Commemorations of The First World War Centenary begin in 2014 and will last until 2018. Cars are parked near Les Halles in the Grote Markt on March 10, 2014, in Ypres, Belgium. A number of events will be held this year to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War One. Les Halles in the Belgium town of Ypres, the site of three major battles during World War I, and almost completely devastated by bombing. 1915

In this composite image, a comparison has been made of Place de la Concorde. Commemorations of The First World War Centenary begin in 2014 and will last until 2018. Cars are parked near Place de la Concorde on March 12, 2014, in Paris, France. A number of events will be held this year to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War One. World War I, German aeroplanes at Place de la Concorde in Paris, wrecked by celebrating crowds on the day of the restoration of Alsace-Lorraine. November 18, 1918.

In this composite image a comparison has been made of Trafalgar Square. Commemorations of The First World War Centenary begin in 2014 and will last until 2018. People stand at Trafalgar Square on March 17, 2014 in London, England. A number of events will be held this year to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War One. In Trafalgar Square, London street urchins dressed as soldiers with paper hats and canes as guns stand to attention watched by a small crowd. Behind them is a notice declaring ' The Need for Fighting Men is Urgent'.'

In this digital composite image, a comparison has been made of Brighton during World War I (Archive, Hulton Archive) and Modern Day 2014 by Photographer Peter Macdiarmid. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 14: In the Music Room at the Royal Pavilion on July 14, 2014, in Brighton, England. Throughout 2014 the First World War's Centenary will be remembered.